Read the paper aloud-we do this all the time at the Writing Center,and once you get used to it,you'll see that it helps you slow down and really consider how your reader experiences your text.It will also help you catch a lot of sentence-level errors,such as misspellings and missing words,which can make it difficult for your reader to focus on your argument. These techniques can help you read your paper in the same way your reader will and make revisions that help your reader understand your argument.Then,when your instructor finally reads your finished draft,he or she won't have to fill in any gaps.The more work you do,the less work your audience will have to do-and the more likely it is that your instructor will follow and understand your argument. © MThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. You may reproduce it for non-commercial use if you use the entire handout(just click print)and attribute the source: The Writing Center,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill If you enjoy using our handouts,we appreciate contributions of acknowledgement. Make a Gift 4/4Read the paper aloud—we do this all the time at the Writing Center, and once you get used to it, you ’ll see that it helps you slow down and really consider how your reader experiences your text. It will also help you catch a lot of sentence-level errors, such as misspellings and missing words, which can make it difficult for your reader to focus on your argument. These techniques can help you read your paper in the same way your reader will and make revisions that help your reader understand your argument. Then, when your instructor finally reads your finished draft, he or she won’t have to fill in any gaps. The more work you do, the less work your audience will have to do—and the more likely it is that your instructor will follow and understand your argument. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. You may reproduce it for non-commercial use if you use the entire handout (just click print) and attribute the source: The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill If you enjoy using our handouts, we appreciate contributions of acknowledgement. 4/4